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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Runners Take Strides to Lighten Environmental Impact of NYC Marathon

Posted November 3rd, 2007 at 5:57 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Runners at this year’s ING New York City Marathon are taking strides to lighten the environmental footprint of the event — by participating in the first-ever recycling initiative at the Marathon. Poland Spring Brand Natural Spring Water, the Official Water of the ING New York City Marathon, is introducing a recycling program to make it easier to recycle water bottles used during the event.

Poland Spring, in partnership with the New York Road Runners, who organize the Marathon, arranged to recycle the 75,000 one-gallon Poland Spring containers that provide hydration for the runners along the 26.2 mile course.

And that’s not all — recycling bins were installed at Sunday’s Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff Race in Central Park to recycle more than 13,500 Poland Spring water containers that provided water for runners.
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Sports Drinks vs. Water

Posted October 22nd, 2006 at 4:00 AM by Martha Jones

Section: Nutrition, Hydration

Drinks that contain salt and sugar are better than just plain water during exercise, unless you are also eating foods.

A study from the Medical College of Georgia shows that tennis players have lower body temperatures when they drink fluid with electrolytes and sugar, rather than just plain water (British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 2006). Higher body temperatures during exercise slow you down and tire you earlier.

More than 80 percent of the energy that supplies your muscles is lost as heat. Less than 20 percent drives your muscles. So during exercise, your heart has to cool your body by pumping hot blood from your muscles to your skin, as well as pumping oxygen-rich blood to your muscles. If you heart has difficulty serving both functions, it cannot pump enough hot blood from muscles and your temperature rises.

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